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The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has leads on two or three more possible burial sites of missing persons, member Leonidas Pantelides said on Wednesday. Asked about the committee’s ...

Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging COVID-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted ...

Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine’s military said, while also exerting pressure along frontlines ...

The fire service on Wednesday rescued an 11-year-old girl who had fallen into a 40-metre deep borehole, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. “Once again our predictions are verified,” Kettis said, kicking ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared his country a “global leader” in a speech to parliament on Wednesday, telling lawmakers to remain united in the face of Russia’s invasion and ...

Luka Doncic became the first player in NBA history to record 60 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game as he guided the Dallas Mavericks to an improbable comeback win in ...

Former pope Benedict, a hero to conservative Catholics and who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is “very sick”, his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday, ...

An education ministry decision to move a student to a special unit was suspended, after the district court found it would harm the child more than it would help. The ...

Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrestof seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain “...

Theatre Apothikes Thoc continues to present a play that talks directly to young people, bringing to the surface their anxieties, difficulties and dreams. Ask Me When I Wake Up was ...

The bank workers union (Etyk) on Wednesday released a statement responding to the recent decision by the attorney-general, stipulating that former bank employees who left their positions by accepting voluntary ...

Over 10,500 new voters registered on electoral rolls for the 2023 presidential elections between October 3 and the December 27 deadline, chief returning officer Costas Constantinou said on Wednesday. In a written statement, Constantinou ...

Thailand is receiving an influx of Russian visitors, with data showing monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times than September, far outpacing rises from other countries in ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to an appeal reducing the prison sentence of a man who killed his father in Lefkara from 16 years in jail to 12. The decision, published on ...

Rescue teams across nine provinces in the Philippines raced on Wednesday to try to locate 26 people missing after weekend rains, floods and landslides that have killed at least 25 people, in ...

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Evia in central Greece on Wednesday and was felt in Athens, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. There were no immediate reports of ...

A Greek Cypriot of Australia was so moved by her mother’s struggle she made sure the story was published, helping many others who may have suffered abuse finds PAUL ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday unveiled the second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10 million budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants. Applications will be possible starting January 9, 2023 from 11am ...

The elections for the new metropolitan of Paphos will be held even if two or three candidates put their names forward, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou, primate of the Holy Archdiocese of ...

Akamas landowners on Wednesday called on President Nicos Anastasiaades to resolve ongoing ministerial disputes that are getting in the way of finalising the Akamas local development plan. According to an ...

An evening of history, music and storytelling is coming up at Pallas Theatre as the performance Success Story returns for a single performance. Through music compositions and visual material, Success ...

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is to visit on Thursday where a series of agreements are to be signed, ranging from migration and military cooperation to overseeing accession to ...

The Green Party on Wednesday urged people to donate everything they can to volunteer organisations caring for stray cats and dogs. In a statement, the party said shelters all over ...

A small Paphos village with its handful of residents have had their water cut for a month, using buckets to transport water, according to complaints from locals. The four families ...